-Name of event: Human settlement
-Date of event: 0 A.D
-Description of event: Earliest evidence of human activity in
Madagascar
.

-Name of event: The 1st Europeans
-Date of event:1500-1600
-Description of event: The first Europeans arrive in the coasts of
Madagascar
.

-Name of event: British vs. French
-Date of event:1890
-Description of event: After many years the British recognized
France as the sole European power in Madagascar.

-Name of event: Malagasy rebellion
-Date of event: 1947
-Description of event: First major Malagasy rebellion against the French presence.


-Name of event: Madagascar’s Independence

-Date of event:
June 26, 1960
-Description
of event: Madagascar gains its independence, and becomes a newly formed republic with Philibert Tsiranana as the first president.

-Name of event: Leadership
-Date of event: 2003
-Description of event:
Madagascar was trying to extradite Ratsiraka from France after all the constant conflicts they had.


Sources

**http://www.nku.edu/~humed1/madagascar/mad_history.htm**